Waiting for You
Eternal Longing: Gordon Lightfoot's Melodic Quest for Love
Lyrics
Say what you will, I will miss you my friends
Saying farewell to friends, expressing a sense of loss
Let me move along for the road never ends
Embracing the continuous journey of life
Vowing to live till the end of all time
Pledging to live until the end of time
All the way to the ends of the earth because I'm
Committing to go anywhere for love
Waiting for you to say you will be mine
Anticipating a positive response to a proposal
Many long days, many long years
Reflecting on numerous days and years
Many wrong plays, many wrong fears
Acknowledging past mistakes and fears
I could be tossed in the arms of the sea
Contemplating the vastness and unpredictability of the sea
I could be caught between decks eternally
Considering the possibility of being stuck in a challenging situation
Waiting for you to ask what's keeping me
Expecting a query about the reasons for waiting
What would we do at the end of the day
Pondering activities at the end of the day
When the hours are asleep and the time slips away
Reflecting on time passing unnoticed during sleep
Children are all that the earth has to show
Valuing the importance of children on Earth
Children are all that the earth wants to know
Emphasizing the significance of understanding children
Up here in the northland, up here in the snow
Describing the setting in the northern region covered in snow
Up in the wilderness, land of our birth
Highlighting the wilderness as the land of origin
Land of our toil, land of our worth
Emphasizing the value of hard work in the native land
I could stay healthy and wealthy and wise
Expressing the desire for health, wealth, and wisdom
For I love the snow other snowbirds criticize
Defending the love for snow despite criticism
Tell that to a wife and you'll get a surprise
Expecting surprise when expressing love for snow to a wife
The skies of north america are covered in stars
Portraying the starry skies over North America
Over factories and farms, over hamlets and bars
Describing the breathless night breeze over various landscapes
The breeze of north america is breathless at night
Noting the quiet and stillness of the North American night
Out there in the distance some souls are in flight
Referring to distant souls in flight, possibly metaphorical
Some soft-hearted lovers whose goals are in sight
Describing lovers with tender hearts pursuing their goals
Here in my on-again, off-again style
Describing an inconsistent style or demeanor
Here in my on-again, off-again smile
Highlighting a fluctuating smile expression
Here in my off-again, on-again grin
Emphasizing an inconsistent grin
Here in my off-again, on-again skin
Pointing out a variable skin condition
Waiting for you to say let us begin
Eagerly anticipating a proposal to begin
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